1. Focus Question: How can understanding context help us interpret the past?
Do Now:
What makes one account of an event more trustworthy than another?

2. Note-taking Symbols
/ comma or period/ new idea/ missing words
= is/ means that
+ and
 led to, leads to, resulted in, results in
History = interpretation of the past
George Washington = 1st President / U.S.
Studying + HW  good grades

3. Thinking like a historian means being able to…
make sense of conflicting claims.
consider multiple perspectives on a single event.
evaluate the reliability of sources.